The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-27
THE BEE KEEPERS
OF THIS CRY AND VICINITY
In Annual Convention In X. Of P. Hall, In
4 this City..Interestips Topic. Discussedat
Yesterdays Meeting. o Ulcers Chosen
for tho Ensuing Year. N

Ing ran danulo bee heeperH' AsaoClA.
ton, an organization composed OF bee
keepers living In this State, particularly in
these upper Pan Handle counties, and
those living in the river coynties Of Ohio,
formed in this city laot year, met here
again yesterday, in annual convention.
The Association wGs called TO order At 10
o'clock by Mr.. Henry Lewedsg, OF this
city, tho president. Tho other otlicers
present were Mr.. W. T.: kinsey, OF Blaine.
Ohio, secretary; Mr.. August Goeizs, OF
Wheeling, treaurer, and Mr.. Phil Tleher, of
Hannibal, Monroe county, Ohio. and Mr..
l.. @. Sssbright, Of Blaine, Ohio, vice.
preeidenls. Other members OF the ABso-
citation present were H. N. Hoyt, Of Mar
tine Ferry; F.IA. Myers, Of Wheeling;
Fred Muhleman, Of Poorman, Ohio; j.
E. Henderson, Of Roney's Point; Z. j.
kilgore, Of Poorman, and D. NJ. Milliner,
Of Mt. Pleasant, Ohio. In addition there
were, several people visited tho X. Of P.
ball In Peterson'a block on Main street,
where the Association held its meetings,
and were highly entertained by the dis
cusslons OF tho various questions pro-
u
These diacueaions were all et!entively
liatened TO by the membera and nearly all
Of them took part. z; IA S Is
Tho attendance this yea, Is not 90 large
az wss expected. This Is largely. due to
the fact that the past year has not been a
good one for bes keepers. The wet and
cold spring made tho clovor crop, onpeci.
ally the white, clover crop, practically OF
but little use. II was almost friluro In
fact, and the output OF honey Is only
about one-tenth on an average, OF what It
should have been. y 81
Tho morning session was devoted to
hearing the reports Of otlicsIa and com.
mittses. The State Fair Committee WIS re.
leved from further duty. The report OF
President Lewedsg wss q very interesting
and able paper. The Treaaurer report,d
q balance Of SlG in the treasury. \
In the afternoon the frat matter dis.
posed Of was the election OF officers. Mr..
LeWedae's services in behalf Of bse Cul.
ture were recognized by hia being re-.
elected to the Office Of President by sr
almost unanimous vote. He made some
very pleasing remarks in acknowledge
ing the compliment. His opponent, Mr..
SeabriSht, was elected Firat Vice Presi-
dent, Gud later ths Chair appointed Fl, J..
Shriver, Of Terra Alta; Philip fisher, Of
Hannibal, and J. A. Buchanan, OF Holt.
days Cove, additional Vice Presidents.
Mr.. Kinssy and Mr.. Gosizs were re-
elected to their former pceitions by accla.
nation. 4, I. ,i5 T.7Sc95s5i
The first questions discussed were
How do We know thnt the Queens arc fer
tilted and how ahsll We best hive bees ?
This was participated in by Moesru. s,a.
bright, Muhleman, Myers, Tisher and
President Lewedag. - }5. 5a
| Whist nrs the entialqualities in bees
was discussed by these same gentlemen
and Mr.. Milliner aud, Which race Of lees
Gre the best 2 was generally discussed. ,;5l
Drones-Ars they Of any other use than
to iertilizs the Queens, and If 10, for
what? WIS a question, the discussion Of
which brought the. afternoon eeesion to a
cloae. ~ lj.2s.4z5.i l53ta ;iis5
In the evening Miss Baron, short
hand and type writer, was present, having
been engaged by the Association to report
the proceedings. Messrs. L. @. Ssabr;gh.,
Phil fisher and D. N. gMilliner, "a com.
mittse appointed 10 select subject for
discussion, reported ss the FIRST: "Doub-
ling up Of colonies in the spring-ia it
profitele, and il 60, When, how and how
many2" MIR. Milliner, Mr.. fisher and
Nr. Lswedng took part. Winterirg bees
and how 70 prepare for the eea.on wss
generally discussed. 55:.asll & e
The Association will meet again this
morning a1d larger attendance ia looked
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